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United States Air Force

USAFmilitary

Type

military

Abbr.

USAF

Background

The United States Air Force is a branch of the U.S. military founded in 1947.

Conducted major UFO/UAP research through Project Blue Book (1947-1969), headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.
Project Blue Book investigated 12,618 UFO sightings, with 701 remaining unidentified.
Concluded that unidentified sightings posed no national security threat and were not extraterrestrial.

UAP Involvement

Following Project Blue Book's termination in 1969, the Air Force ceased formal UFO investigations.

Remained involved in UAP matters through subsequent government programs, including the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (2007-2017) and the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (2017-2022).

Key Contributions

The Air Force continues to support UAP research.

Collaborates with other government agencies and NASA's UAP study team, established in 2023.

Connections

📅Events(122)

USAF: Roswell Report Case Closed released

Former DNI Clapper Reveals Secret USAF UAP Tracking Program Near Area 51

UK: Police Helicopter Encounters Unknown Objects Near RAF Lakenheath

Unknown: USAF General Confirms Interceptor Operations

US: Air Force issues final UFO fact sheet

Wright-Patterson AFB: Ruppelt visits Blue Book office

Pentagon: USAF Board on Project Sign crashes

Southwest US AFB: Jets pursue two radar UFOs

Montville, OH: Air Force questions UFO witness

USAF: Swedish ghost rockets demand explanation

Mitchel Field: Col. Smith Memo on USAF-FBI UFO Cooperation

Chicopee: Air Force explains Exeter UFOs

Shangxi: Air Force instructor chases glowing objects

US: 450 Pilots Protest USAF UFO Debunking Policy

Brasília: Ufologists meet Air Force on UFO cases

Wright-Patterson AFB: Alleged Disc-Shaped Object Discovery

New Jersey: Alien shot at McGuire AFB/Fort Dix

Iwo Jima: 5th Air Force sees teardrop objects

Edwards AFB: 12 luminous UFOs, F-106 scrambled

USAF publishes official Roswell Report attributing debris to Project Mogul

Australia: Air Force urged to resume UFO summaries

Wright-Patterson AFB: NAIC becomes NASIC

Cape Canaveral: NASA Surgeon sees USAF saucer video

Northern New Mexico: Air Force UFO tracking plan completed

US: Rep. Stratton queries USAF on UAP over SAC bases

Santa Cruz AFB: UFOs evade interceptors

US: USAF Briefing on UAP Reporting Procedures

USAF: Fireball reports reassigned to lab

USA: Air Force Manual 200-3 on UFOs published

US: Air Force contemplates advanced VTOL jet

San Antonio, TX: Air Force ISR Agency becomes 25th Air Force

Pentagon: Air Force Intelligence Memo on Civilian UFO Organizations

Hawaii: US Seventh Air Force UFO Conference Following Vietnam Incidents

US: 50+ Pilots Slam Air Force UFO Secrecy

Andrews AFB: Lt. Combs chases glowing object

Nellis AFB: Formation of 18 Circular Objects Over Nevada Test Site

USAF Regulation 200-2: UFO Reporting Procedures Tightened

US: Air Force admits saucers possibly Russian

North of Muroc AFB: YB-49 Flying Wing Crash

US: Air Force OSI sends Grudge report on secret Kaplan visit

Southwest US AFB: Jets pursue two radar UFOs

US: Air Force Moon Dust reporting guidance

Uruguay: Air Force declassifies UFO files

Oklahoma City: USAF pilots chase 15 radar-tracked objects

Air Force Regulation 200-2 Revised with Enhanced Information Controls

Roseville: Air Force pilot sees hovering light maneuver

Washington DC: Air Force blocks UFO probe meeting

Calama: Chilean Air Force Intercepts Massive Triangular UFO

US: USAF Regulation 200-2 tightens UFO reporting

USAF meetings with filmmakers on UFO footage offer

Pentagon: USAF UFO investigations ongoing

Albuquerque: Bill Moore contacts 'Falcon' from Kirtland AFB

Air Force Letter 200-5: UFO Reporting Directive Issued

Senate Subcommittee Meeting on Air Force UFO Investigation

Blytheville: Rex Heflin meets Air Force men

USAF: Project Grudge renamed Project Blue Book

Porto Alegre: Erratic UFO sighting photographed by Air Force technician

Brazil: Air Force releases 2024 pilot UFO docs

US: Keyhoe meets Air Force UFO officials

Madrid: Spanish Air Force Transfers UFO Responsibility

UK: Hacker Mathew Bevan arrested for USAF breach

Wright-Patterson AFB: McDonald denied Robertson Panel copy

US: Air Force updates UFO reporting regulation

Argentina: Air Force establishes UFO study commission

USAF: No support for UFO-hoax film 'The Thing'

Media, PA: USAF pilot sees hovering disc

Eglin AFB: Pilot radar failure near UAP

Incirlik Air Base: UFO Hovers Over Nuclear Storage Area

Malmstrom AFB: UFOs Return Nov 8, Cat-and-Mouse with F-106 Interceptors

Norton AFB 'Big Hangar': Three Alien Reproduction Vehicles (ARV) Displayed

McChord AFB: F-106 Interceptors Scrambled for UFOs over Washington State

Loring AFB: Three-Night Nuclear Weapons Base Intrusion (Oct 27-31)

NORAD Cheyenne Mountain: Security Option 5 Alert, UFOs Tracked on Radar

Wurtsmith AFB: Silent UFO Penetrates Nuclear Weapons Area, KC-135 Chase at 1000+ MPH

Eglin AFB Florida: Security Police Spot UFO Lights Near Radar Site

Halt Memo on Rendlesham Forest Incidents

Antelope Valley: Security Guard at AF Plant 42 Observes Silver Objects and Three Balls

Senator Goldwater Letter: UFO Subject 'Still Classified Above Top Secret'

Oxfordshire, Britain: RAF/USAF Track UFO for Four Hours

Gulf War 'Baghdad Billy': Unknown Craft Intercepts F-111 Aardvarks, One Crash

Manlius Syracuse UFO: Football-Field-Sized Disc, Jets Scrambled from Griffiss AFB

Col. Charles Senn Letter to NASA: 'I Sincerely Hope You Prevent Reopening UFO Investigations'

Rendlesham Second Encounter: Lt. Col. Halt Investigates with Team

Manzano Weapons Storage Area: Security Police See Disc Land in Coyote Canyon

Emenegger-Sandler: USAF Offers UFO Documentary Footage, Then Withdraws

Minot AFB: Bright Silent Object Buzzes Nuclear Base at Low Altitude

Stanton Friedman Meets Jesse Marcel: Roswell Crash Story Rediscovered

Aviano NATO Air Base: 150-Foot Domed Craft Causes Base Blackout

Senator Goldwater: Wright-Patterson 'Blue Room' Too Classified to Access

Moon Dust Document Released: 1961 USAF Quick Reaction Recovery Program for UFOs

Tehran UFO Incident

Malmstrom AFB K-7: Football-Field-Sized Orange Disc Over Missile Site, Targeting Tampered

US Government Seizes 89,000 Acres Around Area 51 / Groom Lake

Cannon AFB and Clovis NM: Three-Day UFO Flap with Military Response

Freezeout Lake, Montana: UFO Attaches to B-52 Bomber, Radar Equipment Fails

Rendlesham Third Encounter: Larry Warren at Capel Green

Bennewitz Presents UFO Evidence to Kirtland AFB Command

North Sea Triangle: Aircraft Expert Chris Gibson Identifies Unknown Triangular Craft

F-117A Stealth Fighter and B-2 Bomber Officially Revealed

Alamogordo, NM: Sgt. Charles Moody Abduction with 85 Minutes Missing Time

Cash-Landrum Incident: Diamond UFO with Military Helicopters

Project Blue Book Established

USAF: UFO Reporting Removed from AFI 10-206

Columbus, OH: Blue Book Report #14 released

House Armed Services Committee UFO Hearing

USAF admits F-16 training flights after initial denial

Area 51: Return of A-12 #125 aircraft wreckage

Twining Memo — 'The Phenomenon Is Something Real'

USA: Secretary of Air Force orders Project Blue Book termination

Washington D.C.: Rep. Ford demands Congressional UFO hearings

FOIA Release: Air Force 'Off Record' UAP Comments

Northeastern US: 40 radar tracks trigger air defense alert

Socorro Incident (Lonnie Zamora Encounter)

General Samford Press Conference on Washington D.C. UFOs

University of Colorado: Condon Report Published (1968)

Hartford, CT: Cone-shaped object crashes into shed causing fire

Washington: USAF explains UFO pilot death to Senator RFK

Mississippi/Texas: RB-47 crew tracks UFO for 90 minutes with radar and visual

USA: Air Force Terminates Project Blue Book (1969)

USAF: AFI 10-206 UFO Reporting Procedures Active

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